Airbus Is Ready for Pilotless Jets — But Is the World?
The chief salesman for Airbus says his company already has the technology to fly passenger planes without pilots — and is working on winning over regulators and travelers to the idea.
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Self-Driving Trade Secrets Front and Center at Hearing on Thursday
A federal judge appeared inclined Thursday to let a case involving the theft of self-driving technology trade secrets move forward.
Read moreFord Motors Cuts 7,000 Management Jobs
Ford Motors revealed details of its long-awaited restructuring plan Monday as it prepared for a future of electric and autonomous vehicles by parting ways with 7,000 white-collar workers worldwide, about 10% of its global salaried workforce.
Read moreTesla Was on Autopilot in Fatal Crash
A Tesla Model 3 involved in a fatal crash with a semitrailer in Florida on March 1 was operating on the company’s semi-autonomous Autopilot system, federal investigators have determined.
Read moreTesla Gears Up for Fully Self-Driving Cars Amid Skepticism
Tesla expects to have full self-driving cars in which humans won’t have to touch the steering wheel around the second quarter of next year.
Read moreJudge Orders Return of Self-Driving Trade Secrets
The race to develop reliable self-driving technology is thick with plots, betrayal and general intrigue as a recent injunction in a Silicon Valley trade secrets case shows.
Read moreEx-Apple Worker Charged in Scheme to Take Self-Driving Secrets to China
A former Apple employee faces 10 years in prison on charges he stole self-driving car technology from his employer to benefit a Chinese company.
Read moreJapan’s SoftBank to Sink $2.25B Into GM Autonomous Car Unit
The Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank will spend $2.25 billion for a nearly a 20 percent stake in General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit.
Read moreTesla Ready to Settle Claims Over Autopilot Troubles
Electric automaker Tesla says it has reached a settlement with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars who claimed the vehicles’ autopilot function was dangerous and unusable.
Read moreNTSB: Backup Brakes Off in Self-Driving Collision With Pedestrian
An Uber self-driving test car that fatally struck a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, earlier this year was equipped with radar and navigation sensors, but emergency brakes that would have kicked on before the collision were turned off, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board revealed Thursday.
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Self-Driving Cars Alone Are No Answer, Experts Warn
A Ford Motors expert on self-driving cars said Tuesday that the advent of autonomous vehicles could exacerbate traffic congestion and pollution unless the cars are electric and people share rides.
Read moreLawyer for Victim’s Family Says Matter With Uber ‘Resolved’
The family of an Arizona woman killed when struck by an autonomous Uber vehicle apparently has reached a settlement with the company.
Read moreBMW Will Spend More on Autonomous Driving, Electric Cars
Automaker BMW says this year’s profits will at least equal last year’s results as the company sinks billions into developing electric and autonomous car technology to meet expected changes in how people get from one place to another.
Read moreUber Suspends Self-Driving Car Tests After Pedestrian Death
Uber suspended all of its self-driving testing Monday after what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian crash involving the vehicles.
Read moreCalifornia OKs Autonomous Car Testing Without Backup Drivers
Driverless cars will be tested in California for the first time without a person behind a steering wheel under new rules that state regulators approved Monday for the fast-developing technology.
Read moreWaymo-Uber Showdown Ends in Surprise Midtrial Settlement
In a surprise move on what was supposed to be the fifth day of a month-long trial over trade secrets and autonomous vehicles, Waymo announced Friday it had reached a settlement with Uber.
Read moreWaymo Struggles to Prove It Kept Trade Secrets Secure
On the fourth day of its trial against ride-hail giant Uber, autonomous car developer Waymo struggled to prove a trove of files stolen by a former engineer contained trade secrets for building the vehicles.
Read moreJury Hears of Happier Times for Uber & Waymo Parent Google
During his second day of testimony in the Waymo-Uber trade secrets trial, former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said the ride-hailing company and Google had a “little brother, big brother” relationship that soured after Uber launched its self-driving car venture with Carnegie Mellon University.
Read moreOusted Uber Executive Testifies on Day Two of Waymo-Uber Trial
On the second day of a trade-secrets war between Waymo and Uber, ousted Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick said he discussed buying a nonexistent company from Waymo’s lead self-driving engineer to speed his company’s development of the cars.
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